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curious to note so wide a contrast. Fidget 8th, the third daughter, 

 by Baron Oxford 10th 42839, is a well developed heifer, and the 

 youngest of the four, Fidget 9th, a red, by Kirklevington Beau 51484, 

 is full of style. As to the second branch, Fidget 4th, passed from 

 Mr. Bell's hands eventually into Capt. Blathwayt's, who sending 

 her to Seventh Duke of York, bred the Sixth, and she only had one 

 heifer, the Seventh, by the American Third Lord Oxford, which at 

 her breeder's sale in 1871 sold for 210gs. to Mr. F. Leney, who after 

 breeding them for several years, sold Sixth Duchess of York, at one 

 of the Wateringbury sales, to Mr. Barchard, and when the latter 

 breeder dispersed his herd last summer, Mr. Ellis took the opportunity 

 of securing the whole family of the English bred Fidgets, including 

 Sixth Duchese of York, her three daughters, and two grand-daughters, 

 the old cow is still looking blooming and is what we may term a 

 grand specimen of a Bates shorthorn, having immense substance, 

 and undeniable constitution; the oldest daughter, Hoisted Duchess 

 of York, is rather the reverse to her dam as she is somewhat small, 

 but a heavy milker, and good breeder. Horsted Duchess of York 

 2nd, resembles the old cow in every respect, and is the mother of 

 the Fifth, the youngest of the Horsfced purchases ; it was a stiff 

 contest between England and Canada, but the mother country once 

 more asserted her supremacy, and we may congratulate Mr. Ellis on 

 doing a good stroke of business in being content with nothing less 

 than the whole of the family, as such purity of blood will be sought 

 after another day. 



The Craggs, seven in number, include Carolina 9th, by Col. 

 Kingscote's Lord Red Eyes 4th 26730, from Carolina 6th, a large 

 framed handsome cow, one of the finest in the herd, with a wonder- 

 ful back and loin, and a great amount of substance ; it is difficult to 

 find a cow of her immense size so well proportioned. Duchess Craggs 

 5th, from \V hittlebury, has bred a beautiful roan heifer to Winsome 

 Duke, one of the most promising of the yearlings, which include a 

 roan from Carolina 9th. Duchess Wetherby Craggs, at present newly 

 calved, is the deepest milker in the herd, two years ago she was 

 purchased on account of her promising show for milk at the Uffington 

 sale, along with her cow calf, by Second Duke of Hindlip 46426, 



